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New Providence Board of Education swears in three members; Bernadette Pucaro elected president
Summary
At a reorganization meeting held in the district media center, the New Providence School District Board of Education swore in three newly elected members, elected Bernadette Pucaro as president and Amanda Marano as vice president, and announced committee and liaison assignments.
The New Providence School District Board of Education held its reorganization meeting at the district Media Center, where it sworn in three newly elected board members and elected its leadership for the coming year.
Laura Castellano, Stacy Gunderman and Donna Zane were sworn in as members of the board. The board then opened nominations for president; Bernadette Pucaro was nominated and, after a roll-call vote, was elected president. Amanda Marano was nominated and elected vice president.
The reorganization meeting also included the board's announcement of committee chairs and liaison assignments. Dr. Kristen Epson Hayden was named chair of the Curriculum, Instruction and Technology Committee, to serve with Donna Zane and Laura Castellano. Joe Walsh was named chair of the Finance, Facilities and Safety Committee, serving with Stacy Gunderman and Amanda Marano. Stacy Gunderman will chair the Personnel Management and Communication Committee, with Kristen Epson Hayden and Amanda Marano as members.
The board named Amanda Marano as the representative to the Union County School Boards Association and Laura Castellano as the district representative to the Union County Educational Services Commission. Bernadette Pucaro will represent the district to the New Jersey School Boards Association. Stacy Gunderman was named municipal alliance representative. A representative to the Morris-Union Jointure Commission was identified as Dr. Zirpoli. Dr. Kristen Epson Hayden was named the board's representative to the New Providence Education Foundation. Donna Zane was named liaison to the borough council, and Joe Walsh will head board policy.
The board secretary read the official election results for the Nov. 5 school board contest recorded in the meeting: Laura Castellano, 2,869 votes; Stacy Gunderman, 3,025 votes; Donna Zane, 2,706 votes. The transcript of the meeting recorded figures for total votes cast and total registered voters that were not clear; those totals are not specified in the public record excerpt provided at the meeting.
Following the formal business, there were no public comments. The board announced its next regular meeting will be held Jan. 23 at the Media Center and reminded the public of an upcoming strategic planning session next Tuesday at 7 p.m.
"I just want to say thank you, Amanda, for the very kind words, and thank you to the Board for instilling your trust in me for another year as the leader of this Board of Education," Bernadette Pucaro said after her election.
There was no closed session at the meeting and the board adjourned after housekeeping and scheduling items.
